Dr. Ethan Kross

Yes, I'm sure you don't, but I'm going to give you- There goes my negative chatter right out my mouth at you. But I'm going to give you, there are lots of simple things you can do is the way to think about it.

So yeah, you should. There's a lot of hope. There's a lot.

So yeah, you should. There's a lot of hope. There's a lot.

So yeah, you should. There's a lot of hope. There's a lot.

I think you should feel good when I tell you that there's not one thing you can do to manage your chatter because here's what often happens when you give people one solution. They try it. That one thing doesn't work for them. And now they think, what's wrong with me?

I think you should feel good when I tell you that there's not one thing you can do to manage your chatter because here's what often happens when you give people one solution. They try it. That one thing doesn't work for them. And now they think, what's wrong with me?

I think you should feel good when I tell you that there's not one thing you can do to manage your chatter because here's what often happens when you give people one solution. They try it. That one thing doesn't work for them. And now they think, what's wrong with me?

Why is this working for everyone else but not me? We just published some research not too long ago that looked at how people dealt with their anxiety during the COVID pandemic. So we did these large studies. We track people over time. And every day, we had them rate their COVID anxiety. And we had them indicate which of something like 18 different tools they used.

Why is this working for everyone else but not me? We just published some research not too long ago that looked at how people dealt with their anxiety during the COVID pandemic. So we did these large studies. We track people over time. And every day, we had them rate their COVID anxiety. And we had them indicate which of something like 18 different tools they used.

Why is this working for everyone else but not me? We just published some research not too long ago that looked at how people dealt with their anxiety during the COVID pandemic. So we did these large studies. We track people over time. And every day, we had them rate their COVID anxiety. And we had them indicate which of something like 18 different tools they used.

Now, all we wanted to know was, well, what are the tools that are moving the needle?

Now, all we wanted to know was, well, what are the tools that are moving the needle?

Now, all we wanted to know was, well, what are the tools that are moving the needle?

So what was really interesting about that study was there was no individual tool that moved the needle on people's anxiety. It was only like when you used a combination of tools. It's like curling biceps didn't do it on its own. You had to do bicep curls, pushups, and sit-ups, right? Except for journaling. Journaling was the one tool that alone moved the needle on people's anxiety. However...

So what was really interesting about that study was there was no individual tool that moved the needle on people's anxiety. It was only like when you used a combination of tools. It's like curling biceps didn't do it on its own. You had to do bicep curls, pushups, and sit-ups, right? Except for journaling. Journaling was the one tool that alone moved the needle on people's anxiety. However...

So what was really interesting about that study was there was no individual tool that moved the needle on people's anxiety. It was only like when you used a combination of tools. It's like curling biceps didn't do it on its own. You had to do bicep curls, pushups, and sit-ups, right? Except for journaling. Journaling was the one tool that alone moved the needle on people's anxiety. However...

It was also the most infrequently used tool of all the tools we ask people about. How does that make sense?

It was also the most infrequently used tool of all the tools we ask people about. How does that make sense?

It was also the most infrequently used tool of all the tools we ask people about. How does that make sense?

It's effortful to sit down for 15 to 20 minutes and actually write. There's also a vulnerability to putting it out there. And so I think teaching people about that is really useful too, because that could be a powerful tool for folks. Yeah.